Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology with GIM: Sponsorship Available

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The appointee will join a team of 6 existing consultants who currently deliver a mixture of inpatient and outpatient diabetes and endocrine services for the Trust. Due to the changing dynamics of chronic disease management the structure of the consultant team is under continual review in order to facilitate an efficient interface between primary and secondary care and within the partnerships across UHN ie NGH aswell.

This post will aid us to formalise and standardise a new model of delivery of care for inpatient general medicine with a special interest in diabetes and endocrinology

Main duties of the job

Core Responsibilities

o The successful candidate will be expected to take on the lead for the ward hance the importance of in depth knowledge and experience in not only diabetes and general internal medicine .o Lead on education and supervision of the junior ward doctors targeting an optimal GMC survey reviewo Lead and improve the MDT workings within the inpatient settingo Lead through QIPs on inpatient KPIso To ensure that patient experience and inpatient outcomes high standards are achieved and maintained

Person Specification

Management Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable Team Leadership skills and experience
  • Effective Team worker, valuing the experience and contributing

Desirable

  • Understanding and experience of delivering organisational change

Academic Achievements

Desirable

  • Publications in recognised Medicine / Medical Education Journals or Presentations at National Level

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Completion of Specialty Training (CST or equivalent) or within 6 months of achieving it in relevant specialty)
  • At least 2 years of clinical experience of inpatient and outpatient Diabetes & Endocrinology (at registrar or consultant level)
  • At least 2 years of clinical experience of inpatient and outpatient Cardiology (at registrar or consultant level)
  • At least 1 year of clinical experience as a consultant at a secondary care hospital

Desirable

  • MD, PhD or other higher degree

Teaching/Audit/Quality Improvement

Essential

  • Experience of Audit and Quality Improvement
  • Experience of Teaching Junior Staff
  • Experience of Undergraduate Teaching

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 20 September 2026

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